Tag Archives: Injustice

A New Video for Willie’s Birthday

Today, Willie Manning’s 57th birthday, we urge you to watch a newly produced musical video which uses song and images to outline flaws in his remaining case. We are very grateful to the makers for drawing attention to the injustice … Continue reading

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Mississippi Supreme Court “Perverts its Function”

Willie Manning’s long road to achieving justice has been blocked again: the Mississippi Supreme Court, in a close and shocking 5-4 decision*, has barred Willie from taking newly discovered evidence to the circuit court. The dissenting judges are strong in … Continue reading

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New Video /Podcast Page

If you’d like to learn more about Willie Manning’s case from videos or podcasts, it’s now easier to do so. There are links to several videos and a podcast on a new page on the Justice for Willie Manning website. … Continue reading

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 New Video: The Case was Fabricated

A new video about Willie Manning’s remaining case has been launched, showing how aspects of his trial that suggested guilt have now been demolished. Yet the real possibility of Willie’s execution remains. Ballistics evidence formed a significant part of the … Continue reading

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A white man yelling, followed by gun shots

Students Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler were murdered 31 years ago. We remember with compassion all those who still mourn the two young lives cut brutally short. Miller lived in a trailer at what is now called University Hills Mobile … Continue reading

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“Manning never told me that he killed anyone.”

Ten years ago, Willie Manning came within an hour of execution, an experience that can only be described as terrifyingly traumatic. Now prosecutors are once more seeking Willie’s execution. Inevitably, this must revive harrowing memories for him of the day … Continue reading

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The Puzzle of the Hair Fragments

At Willie Manning’s trial, an FBI hair expert testified about hair fragments vacuumed from Tiffany Miller’s car. The expert stated that the hair was African American (an assertion that the FBI and DOJ discredited in 2013). With no physical evidence … Continue reading

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The Significance of John Wise’s Car*

When Willie Manning was first indicted for the murders of two students, he was charged with kidnaping as well; the prosecutors later abandoned the kidnaping charge and substituted robbery. Both kidnaping and robbery allowed them to seek the death penalty … Continue reading

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Flawed Snitch Testimony

“Jailhouse snitch” testimony is notoriously unreliable because the incarcerated witnesses are strongly motivated to say what the prosecution wants, usually because they get substantial reductions in their own sentences in return.”                   … Continue reading

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Happy 50th birthday!

Today, June 12, 2018, we wish Willie Jerome Manning a happy 50th birthday. Happy birthday, Willie!

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